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Briton shot dead in Ethiopia [theguardian]
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Ethiopian officials describe death as an accident, saying tourist was killed when AK-47 carried by another man went off
A British tourist has been killed in Ethiopia, the UK’s foreign office has confirmed, with Ethiopian...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of hijacking helicopter [World Bulletin]
The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea
World Bulletin/News Desk
Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the...
REPORTS : TWO ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS DEFECTED , THREE PROTESTERS KILLED IN BAHIR DAR
Addis Ababa ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Two Ethiopian Air Force pilots reportedly went missing since yesterday morning with their two MI-35 combat helicopters.
The Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) breaks the news this evening after confirming...
I’m longing for you, comrades [Zelalem Kibret]
O! The mighty reminiscence! Of all the thoughts nothing is more haunting than reminiscence. When I read, walk; sleep — in all of my daily routines I recall yesterday. Yesterday as if it is painted by one of the renaissance realist painters....
Ethiopian Opposition Activists Bailed After Poll-Protest Arrests [Bloomberg]
By William Davison
Ethiopian authorities released on bail about 80 activists, including the head of an opposition group, arrested while protesting for fair campaigning in 2015 elections, a Blue Party spokesman said.
Security forces made arrests...
ETHIOPIA: RELEASE PROTESTORS, STOP CRUSHING POLITICAL OPPOSITION [AMENSTY PRESS RELEASE]
On 5 and 6 December, security services in Addis Ababa arrested an estimated 90 people during attempts to stage a demonstration by a coalition of nine opposition political parties. The arrests are the latest manifestation of the authorities’...